all !
have created a search tool for finding info in a table… can get it to work about 80-90% but running into a few issues as bit of a noob here with regex and coda flavoured regex lol
issues encountered are
- Calculation error - too much recursion showing up
- how to make search text case insensitive
- potential suggestions to overall optimize search lag
many thanks for your input 
kind regards,
Mel